How I got there Flew from Auckland to Houston in Airnz NZ Business Class. Flight time of approx 14 hours. Background of Houston Is the Largest City in the State of Texas, home to NASA Mission Control. Houston Served as the Temporary Capital of the Republic of Texas until the United States annexed Texas in…
Barcelona
7th January – 12th January 2023 How I got there High Speed Train from Valencia to Barcelona (320KM an hour), approx. 4 hours Background of Barcelona Is the Capital of the Catalonia region of Spain, located on the north eastern region of Spain. You can’t go to Barcelona without seeing the Architecture of Antoni Gaudí….
Valencia
4th January – 7th January 2023 How I got there High speed train (320KM an hour) from Madrid, 2 hours travel time. Background on Valencia Valencia is a City on the Southeastern cost on the Mediterranean Sea, it dates back to the romans in 100 BC. Where I Stayed Hotel Valencia Center; Centrally located between…
Madrid
31st December 2022 – 4th January 2023 This post is a tad shorter! Due to getting sick and public holidays in Spain. During new years eve/day everything shuts down in Madrid. Background on Madrid Madrid is the Capital of Spain, dates back to 900AD. Has been the Capital of Spain since the 17th century. Where…
Seville
27th December – 31st December 2022 I was hoping all the disruption was behind me it wasn’t! I was to fly from Porto to Seville. The Aircraft couldn’t land in Seville due to fog and had to divert to Lisbon. On arrival in Lisbon there no customer service from TAP Air Portugal, so I proceeded…
Porto
23rd December – 27th December 2022 The rail strike gremlin has followed me again! Was booked to travel from Lisbon to Porto on the high speed train. Arrived at the station an hour before departure and the departure hall was empty with everything closed, all departures were still showing on the departure board. Found a…
Lisbon
19th December – 23rd December 2022 Flew from Edinburgh to Lisbon Where I stayed ibis Styles Lisboa Centro, Standard Accor Hotel, located centrally, customer service was very average. Background on Lisbon Is the capital of Portugal, located on the Iberian Peninsula. Has a very interesting past dating back to the Romans in 700BC. During the…
Edinburgh
16th – 19th of December 2022 Traveled from London Heathrow to Edinburgh via a last minute flight due to the rail strike. Cost me £560 for the airfare, flight duration of only 1 hour 20 minute! Lucky that I have insurance to cover this. Arrival into Edinburgh was pretty standard, bags arrived at the Baggage…
London
11th – 16th December 2022 My first post on my travel blog, feeling like a Pig in Mud being able to travel again! Traveled form New York JFK to London Heathrow, that was an experience, 2 hours to pass through security, even though I had a security express pass it didn’t make a difference. Had…